Minimalist Syntax

Andrew Radford's latest textbook, Minimalist Syntax, provides a concise, clear, and accessible introduction to current work in syntactic theory, drawing on the key concepts of Chomsky's Minimalist Program. Assuming little or no prior knowledge of syntactic theory, Radford takes students through a diverse range of topics in English syntax - such as categories and features, merger, null constituents, movement, case, and split projections - and shows how the 'computational component' works within the minimalist framework. Beginning at an elementary level, the book introduces grammatical concepts and sets out the theoretical foundations of Principles and Parameters and Universal Grammar, before progressing in stages towards more complex phenomena. Each chapter contains a workbook section, in which students are encouraged to make their own analyses of English phrases and sentences through exercises, model answers, and 'helpful hints'. There is also an extensive glossary of terms.

ISBN 052154274X   Volumes 1 ISBN13 9780521542746 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 1031 Publisher Cambridge University Press   Published in Cambridge Imprint Cambridge University Press   Series editor Austin, P., Bresnan, J., Comrie, B. Format Paperback   Series title Cambridge Textbooks in Linguistics Publication date 27 May 2004   Height (mm) 247 Library of Congress PE1361.R33   Width (mm) 174 DEWEY 425   Spine width (mm) 33 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Professional / Scholarly, Tertiary education Pages 526

1		Grammar		1
2		Words		33
3		Structure		66
4		Null constituents		106
5		Head movement		151
6		Wh-movement		188
7		A-movement		241
8		Agreement, case and movement		281
9		Split projections		327
10		Phases		381

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